Check out this Rack!

[Ticks N Tines]

Just thought I would share these pics of this wierd rack. The buck was shot down on the Fillmore Oak Creek LE a long time ago.

Does anyone know what causes these little "Balls" on the anlers?

 

[slamdunk]

Wow, check out all those acorns, kool!!

 

[treedagain]

WOW, that is a unique rack to say the least

 

[dleonard3]

I found a shed antler in Southern Utah that had "Acorn" points, but they looked more like morel mushrooms. I also have pictures of a buck in Zion National Park with "Acorn" points. I have heard theories that these might be caused by bee or hornet stings, or possibly bumping the tips of soft antlers while running through trees. Who knows for sure, but they add a lot of character.

 

[centerfire]

Nice lookin rack.

 

[YukonDall]

YEAH, .....THAT BUCK SWALLOWED SOME ACORNS THAT WENT THE WRONG WAY......YD.

 

[STIKSLINGR]

This could be coincidence however, I have seen the same deer two years in a row with the same configuration in Arizona. I think it may be a genetic trait but again I know nothing about it other that what I have seem.

 

[jd332001]

i found a dead buck here in colo that has acorns on every antler. when i get home and take a pic i will try and post it. i have wondered what causes this. the buck i found also has a ton of extras. would be interested if anyone knows the cause of this

 

[balz]

I was always told that when they get the "Acorns" on them that the point was broke while the animal was in velvet.

Not saying thats for sure what it is but that is what I always was told.

From the looks of it this buck must have been tossed down a hill by his friends for as many points as he had busted, would have like to video that sequence of events.

Jordan

 

[ICMDEER]

Not sure it is true, but I have always been told the acorns are caused by insect bites while in the velvet. I've seen it on both whitetails and muleys.

 

[bgbckhntr]

ya i was hunting out there last year and i saw i decent four point with an acorn on his mainbeam and one on his left G2

 

[cabinfever]

My bro killed a 4 point 2 years ago here in southern utah with acorns on one of the back forks. Pretty cool!

Mike

 

[jd332001]

heres the buck i found

back view

 

[nickman]

LAST EDITED ON Aug-04-08 AT 07:29PM (MST)[p]Basically, during the velvet period, the deer broke his antlers.

The velvet is very strong at that time and acts like skin or hide on any animal. Same as a non compound fracture of any bone.

With the velvet not damaged, blood continues to flow and the injury heals itself very quickly.

Nothing in the animal kingdom grows faster than antler, so the healing process is very rapid.

Once the velvet "dies" and is scraped off, the rack is left with exposed scaring of the injury.

The Tule Elk population in our area suffer from a mineral deficiency that produces very weak antlers and this injury is very common.

These elk are not indigeneous to this valley and they cannot produce a durable antler on the available natural minerals.

We get some really unusual deformities every year.

Not to sure I would want to see the bug that could bite deep enough into a growing antler to cause that kind of damage. Doubt the animal would tolerate it either.